There are so many ways that a boy like Bradley Chalkers can humiliate himself at school. Most of them are explored by the hero of Theres a Boy in the Girls Bathroom, a story of isolation, bravery and gradual acceptance told with great humour by Louis Sachar, the author of the brilliant Holes.

Bradley is the only one in Mrs Ebbels class without a gold star next to his name on the wall chart. He doesnt have any friends and thats the way he likes it. Nobody wants to sit next to him..